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Chelsea 1911
Annual report for 1911 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Case Mortality.—The following Table shows the case mortality, or
percentage of deaths to notifications of scarlet fever, diphtheria
(including membranous croup), and enteric fever, in Chelsea and in
London, in each of the 22 years, 1890—1911:—
Table XVI.—Case Mortality in Chelsea, and in London, 1890-1911.
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Enteric Fever. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea. | London. | Chelsea. | London. | Chelsea. | London. | |
| 1890 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 17.6 | 24.1 | 17.4 | 23.0 |
| 1891 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 15.4 | 22.5 | 17.4 | 15.6 |
| 1892 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 22.9 | 23.9 | 13.6 | 17.2 |
| 1893 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 23.4 | 24.5 | 22.1 | 18.4 |
| 1894 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 21.7 | 23.6 | 14.7 | 18.1 |
| 1895 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 18.7 | 20.4 | 18.4 | 17.0 |
| 1896 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 22.9 | 19.3 | 14.7 | 17.7 |
| 1897 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 17.9 | 17.1 | 26.4 | 18.8 |
| 1898 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 25.0 | 19.3 |
| 1899 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 10.6 | 14.2 | 28.1 | 18.0 |
| 1900 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 9.9 | 12.8 | 24.4 | 17.5 |
| 1901 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 8.5 | 11.1 | 12.8 | 16.8 |
| 1902 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 16.6 | 16.3 |
| 1903 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 31.0 | 16.6 |
| 1904 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 8.2 | 10.1 | 15.4 | 15.6 |
| 1905 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 9.6 | 8.5 | 18.8 | 15.7 |
| 1906 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 16.9 |
| 1907 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 9.1 | 14.3 | 14.5 |
| 1908 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 29.4 | 18.1 |
| 1909 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 14.4 | 9.1 | 16.7 | 14.2 |
| 1910 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 12.5 | 15.3 |
| 1911 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 0.0 | |||
Cerebro-spinal Fever.—No cases of this disease were notified in
Chelsea in 1911. In London, during the year 1911, 102 cases were
notified, as against 115 in 1910 and 110 in 1909. Eight deaths were
registered as due to this disease during the year, the case-mortality
being 7 8 per cent., as compared with 8.7 in 1910, and 13.6 in 1909.
Acute Poliomyelitis.—This disease was notifiable in London from
the week ending September 2nd, 1911. Sixty-nine cases were notified
between that date and the end of the year. One case only was notified
in Chelsea—that of a boy of 7 years, who was attending the Oratory
School. The illness commenced in the middle of November. He was
received as an in-patient into the Victoria Hospital on the 27th November,
and notified on the 13th December. Inquiry failed to elicit any
source of infection.
Puerperal Fever.—Five cases of this disease were notified in
Chelsea in 1911, as compared with 2 in 1910. Four cases resided in